Vehicle top connection.



H. G. EGLESTON. VEHICLE TOP CONNECTION.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 19 11.

Patented H0). 2%, i

\ wan-woes HENRY c. nemeron, or TAMPA,

VEHICLE Ti t? CEBNNECTIOR'.

f'ih (all whom it may concern; 1 known l HENRY C. EGLESTDN.

e CLll'ZQll of the United residing at ill-(13mph, iu the countj of llillsboro and State of Florida. have im ented a. new and useful Vehicle Top Connection; and l. do hereby declare the following to be 11 full, clear, and erect description of the invention. such "will enable others skilled in the ertto which it apperteins to make and use the same.

This invention relates to automobile tops, and particularly to new and useful device for detachably connecting the zmtoinobile top to the body of the vehicle.

@3 36 of the objeots'o'l' the invention. is to provide at simple efficient and practicable cohnectioh of this nature, whereby automobile tops he removed quickly ee-sily, and also ettacl1ed ""w'ith minimum mTflOUl lll of trouble.

main objectof the invention, hcW- ever, is the provision of eTeplaceable lug for vehicle top bows comprising a pin adapt-- ed. to be received. in an aperture in the bow. has been found 'Ll'lill the usual pin is shrunk and rlveted in an aperture of the vehicle top bow, and by filing the riveted end, the usual pin may be knocked out, and in its place a similar pin having a slot may he fined int-heaperture of the bow and with it a, spring pressed shouldered latch, which Works in the slot so as to eng ge a shoulder on bow top socket, 1 hereby ehicle top bow may be quickly and easily attached or deteche dto the side of ,t-l' e'v'el'rlcle sent. If desired, lmwe'ver. the usual ,pin may be equi'vned ah efslot containing a spring bresee shoulder-e etch.

l nprlses further feetures and oolnb. parts as hereinafter set for l win 's, and claimed.

i. 'lgore' 1 is a 'VlbW in perspective, s lowmg a automobile top and body having-- the improved connection upplied and constructed in accordance with the invention. is an enlarged VlGW oi? the connection assembled. Fig. 3 is en perspective View of the connection, the i erts disconnected. Fig. is W on line 4-4. of Fig. 2. mere especially to the drawmrtion of an euton'lobile esrud 2 laterally projects. bhteket 3, angular in contour is threaded o he EhILKl and provided With a nut for the bracketin place. Thebracket Epeci'ficetion of Letters Ietenlz. Pate td Eg 2&5 3-912 Aoplicatieh filed July 8, 1391 Serial No, 637.55%.

'5 provider-l with an upertured ii'ieniber' 5 to receive the lel'emlly projecting lug of one of the stav of the nu'ton'zobile too.

The lug ll provided with a. lci'igitudiml recess 8. edleceut to which 2: seem l recess 8 adjoins, in which recess 5.? a. spring member 9 is secured. A. raised portion 8 is provided bet'v ion the IQQQSL. for the spring member to act against. The lug is shrunk or closely fitted in the lower end of the stay 7, as shown at 7 The end of the spring Whicl is arranged in the rece 5 8 is held in place by the Well of the opening .7 of the stay. The free end of the spring member moves freely in the outer open end of the recess end is provided with a shoulder 10, and from this shoulder at beveled or curved oil portion 11 extends to the end of the spring member.

the lug 6. To connect the unorture'l member to the lug. the same is forced on the lug, thus pressing the. spring member, that is, the free end portion thereof down into the longitudinal rec of the lug, until the repertured member en 'ages the stay 7, then. the shouldered portion of the spring member will spring up in the path of the :ttpertured member. which will prevent accidental dis placement of the lJGTtiljTQCl member. with rip This shoulder constitutes means for ho-ldmg the .irpertured member onrelation to the lug (9. 1.0 disconnect the v upertured member. the spring member is de pressed, after Wh'ieh the lug may be Withdrawn from the upertured member. The Stuff 718 provided with the usual toggle lever oonnections l2. and the other necessary eonnections. 'fOl'l'iUlfjllllfi t .stey "F and the automobile top in erect msitlons. The toggle lever connections :U'EYJUGUQOl'G-d to the stay 7, shown at Fron'i the foregoing it evident that there has been devised a novel, simple, and ellicient connection between eutmnobile top the apartured enci 0f the bracket member, the 311g having an elfingate-d recess in the Eaterally extending porting thereof and, provided. with an wijeining recess extending within the opening 0f the stay, ihe lug haw 2. i i replaceable 111g for vehicle top bsws zap mass comprising; a pin adaptfid ix; be, lfiiifiivfifi. in an agerture 1n the bow zmd haying a s containing a spring pressa shmfllarsafi latch adapted to engage a shoulder 0n mp socket, said latch being said slot iu szud pm by the engagmen: of said pm aperture.

In testimeay whereef Ihzwe signal my wine to this specl hcatwn 1n the 'px'esence of two subscnbmg wltnesses.

- HEEHY C. EGLEETGN.

VJit-nessaas S. V RAY, D. F. CARLTON. 

